Curtain-hanger.



il? FICE" CLARENCE BESA'W, 0F HAMMOND, NEW YORK.

CURTAIN -HANGEIEL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 5, 191 7 Application filed August 30, 1916. Serial No.117,760.

T0 all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, CLARENCE BnsAw, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hammond, in the county of St. Lawrence, State of New York,have invented a new and useful Curtain-Hanger; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a curtain pole and supporting meanstherefor, and has for its object to provide a device of this characterwhich embodies novel fea tures of construction whereby it can Abereadily applied to a window casing without marring or injuring the same.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a curtain hanger whichis comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which canbe adjusted to fit different sizes of window casings, ywhich can be.easily placed in position or removed therefrom, without injuring thewindow casing, and which will support the curtain in proper position.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanyingdrawing, in Which:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain pole constructed inaccordance with the invention, showing the same as applied to a windowcasing.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the saine.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one end of the curtain pole,portions being broken away and shown in section.

Fig. fl is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a slight modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of theinvention, the

numeral l designates a curtain pole which is of a proper length toextend across the front of a window casing A, and of a suitable size toreceive the usual rings of a curtain. The ends of the pole l arethreaded to receive the knobs 3 which are adjustable thereon, the innerends of the knobs bearing againstsquare outer faces 4in of blocks 4Lwhich are slidable upon the curtain pole. These blocks 4 yare formedwith openings which loosely receive the curtain pole, and are enlargedat their inner ends where they terminate in the square faces 4b, saidfaces being of a suiiiciently extended area to engage the edges of thecurtains and hold them in proper position.

Projecting rearwardly from each of the blocks 4L is an outwardly andinwardly curved arm 5, said arms terminating in elongated vertical jaws6 which are adapted to engage the sides of the window casing A. Thegripping faces of the jaws 6 are elongated so as to extend over acomparatively large area, and are preferably rounded so that there willbe no sharp corners t0 bite into the window casing and permanentlydeface the same. The curved arms 5 may either be integral with theblocks 4:, as shown by Fig. l, or pivotally connected to the blocks andengaged by strong springs 7, as indicated by Fig. A, said springsserving to hold the jaws in position, and being of assistance whenmounting the device upon the window casing.

In order to apply the curtain hanger to the window casing, the blocks iare assembled upon the pole 1 and the jaws 6 placed in engagement withthe sides of the window casing. The knobs 3 are ,then screwed tightlyagainst the blocks 4, thereby sliding the same inwardly upon the curtainpole and causing the jaws 6 to forcibly grip the window casing. Owing tothe fact that the jaws are elongated vertically and cover an lextendedarea they may be caused to grip the window casing with suliicient forceto hold the device in position and support the curtain, without dangerof permanently marring or injuring the window casing. l/Vhere the arms 5are pivoted to the blocks, the springs 7 will assist in holding thedevice in position while tightening the knobs 3, although before theknobs are iinally screwed home, the arms 5 preferably engage shoulders8, thereby obtaining a rigid clamping action when the device is finallymounted in position.

Having thus described the invention,r

` what I claim 'as new and desire to secure by knobs threaded upon theends of the our tain pole and engaging the'rounded outer ends of theblocks, horizontally disposed inwardly curved arms projecting rearwardlyfrom the blocks, and vertically elongated jaws carried by the endsof thecurved arms Y for engagement with the sides of a window casing tosupport the polein operative position.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 2. A curtain hanger includinga pole, blocks .applied to the ends of the pole, one of the blocks beingslidable thereon, means for forcibly moving the said Vslidable block t0-yward the opposite block, rearwardly projecting arms pivotally connectedto the blocks, vertically elongated jaws carried by the arms and adaptedto engage opposite sides of a. window casing, and springs act- Y ingupon the jaws tol hold them in operative position. l Y

' ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y CLARENCE unitsiiw.

Witnesses:

EDWIN A. HoDLAoK,

i MARGARET S. BROWN.

ve centseeach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

